Phillies' Bryce Harper: Returning to action Thursday
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Harper (illness) will start at first base and bat third Thursday against Miami, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Harper missed the Phillies' last two games while fighting off an illness, but he seems to be feeling better heading into Thursday's series finale. The 32-year-old slugger will aim to finish the year strong after posting an .839 OPS across 85 plate appearances since the beginning of September.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Held out again with illness
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Harper (illness) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Marlins, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Harper is under the weather and will miss a second consecutive start. He is considered day-to-day. Otto Kemp will play first base and bat fifth for the Phillies.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Sitting out with illness
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Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Harper is absent from Tuesday's lineup versus the Marlins due to illness, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
The illness is bad enough to force Harper to miss his first start since July 2, but he should be ready to return to action in a day or two. Otto Kemp is at first base and batting ninth for the Phillies.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Rare day off Tuesday
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Harper is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.
It's a rare day off for Harper, who had started every game since July 4. Otto Kemp will handle first base and bat ninth for the Phillies in Tuesday's series opener.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Homer, steal in win
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Harper went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and a stolen base in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.
Harper has racked up five homers and 10 RBI while batting just .241 (13-for-54) over 14 games in September. He also picked up his first steal since Aug. 20 in this contest. Harper has a .264/.358/.503 slash line with 27 homers, 73 RBI, 70 runs scored, 12 steals and 31 doubles across 123 games this season, giving him fairly steady power production compared to recent years.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Swats homer in victory
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Harper went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Saturday in a 4-2 win against Miami.
Harper helped the Phillies get off to a fast start with his two-run shot to center field in the first inning. The long ball was his second through five games in September after he finished August with just one homer across his final 12 contests. Harper is at 24 home runs through 113 games on the campaign, so he'll need to go on a moderate power surge in order to reach 30 homers for the second straight regular season.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Lifts homer in rout
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Harper went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and three total runs scored in Thursday's 19-4 win over Atlanta.
Harper stretched Philadelphia's lead to 6-3 in the third inning. He's been consistent lately -- Thursday's effort extended his hitting streak to 11 games, during which he has gone 17-for-44 (.386) with three homers and 10 RBI. He's posted four multi-hit efforts during the streak. The 32-year-old is up to a .270/.362/.505 slash line with 22 homers, 63 RBI, 62 runs scored, 11 stolen bases and 29 doubles through 106 contests on the year.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Goes yard twice in win
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Harper went 3-for-6 with two home runs and three RBI in Monday's 12-7 victory over the Mariners.
The Philadelphia star collected his second multi-homer performance of the season, as he tallied his fifth and sixth homers of the month. Harper blasted a 440-foot solo shot off Seattle reliever Casey Legumina in the sixth before returning in the seventh to crack a titanic 448-foot, two-run long ball, again off Legumina. The former MVP is now slashing .262/.357/.508 with 21 homers, 10 steals, 58 RBI and 56 runs scored across 428 total plate appearances.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Homers in win
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Harper went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Friday's 6-2 win over the Nationals.
Harper opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first inning before going back-to-back with Kyle Schwarber in the seventh. While the first baseman is batting just .218 through 14 August contests, he's piled up 25 extra-base hits over 37 games since returning from the injured list June 30. For the year, he's slashing .258/.356/.497 with 19 homers, 53 RBI, 53 runs scored and 10 steals across 413 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Goes deep in loss
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Harper went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Tigers.
Harper accounted for two of the Phillies' five hits off Tarik Skubal and made things interesting late with a two-run blast in the eighth inning. In 14 games since the All-Star break, the 32-year-old Harper has tallied five multi-hit efforts while launching six homers with 12 RBI, 12 runs scored and a stolen base. For the season, Harper is slashing .269/.375/.503 with 16 home runs, 47 RBI, 50 runs scored and 10 steals across 363 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Reaches double digits in steals
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Harper went 1-for-5 with a walk, a solo home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 9-4 win over the Yankees.
Just a couple days after slugging career homer No. 350, Harper hit his 351st while also swiping his 150th bag for his 10th steal of the season. The 32-year-old has come out of the All-Star break firing, batting .303 (10-for-33) over the last eight games with four doubles, five home runs, eight RBI and nine runs.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Homers again in win
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Harper went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Angels.
Harper followed up a two-homer performance Friday with a two-run blast in the eighth inning to extend the Phillies' lead to four. While the slugger's six-game hitting streak is modest, it includes a whopping 11 extra-base hits, seven RBI, nine runs scored and a steal. For the year, he's slashing .272/.383/.498 with 13 long balls, 41 RBI, 42 runs scored, and nine stolen bases across 311 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Goes yard twice in loss
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Harper went 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Angels.
The ball was flying out of Citizens Bank Park, with the two teams combining for six homers, and Harper led the charge for the Phillies by taking Jake Eder deep for a three-run blast in the third inning before adding a solo shot off Jose Fermin in the eighth. Harper has 12 homers in 69 games on the season, but he's caught fire in July -- over 12 contests on the month he's slashing .333/.429/.690 with nine of his 14 hits (six doubles, three home runs) going for extra bases.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Records steal Saturday
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Harper went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Padres.
Harper has gone 7-for-20 (.350) with four walks and five extra-base hits over the first five games of the Phillies' road trip out west. The first baseman also logged his first steal since May 21 versus the Rockies, though he missed time due to wrist inflammation in the gap between steals. Harper is now at a .260/.372/.448 slash line for the year while adding 10 homers, nine thefts, 35 RBI, 36 runs scored and 17 doubles across 67 contests.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Four hits, homer in win
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Harper went 4-for-6 with a solo home run, a double and three total runs scored in Wednesday's 13-0 win over San Francisco.
Harper extended the Phillies' lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning with an opposite-field shot off Justin Verlander, his 10th homer of the year and one of four hits on the day. It was a breakout performance from Harper, who'd been mired in an extended slump prior to Wednesday, going just 5-for-39 (.128) with one homer in his previous 13 contests. Overall, Harper is slashing .259/.370/.449 with 35 RBI, 36 runs scored and eight stolen bases across 289 plate appearances this season.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Sitting second game of twin bill
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Harper is not in the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Padres.
Harper started at first base and went 1-for-4 in the Phillies' 6-4 loss in the first game of the day, which was his second appearance since returning from the 10-day injured list Monday following a three-plus week absence due to right wrist inflammation. His absence from the lineup in Wednesday's nightcap appears to be a result of workload management rather than any sort of setback. Otto Kemp will handle first base and bat sixth as the Phillies try for a doubleheader split.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Returns from injured list
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The Phillies activated Harper (wrist) from the 10-day injured list Monday. He will start at first base and bat third in the Phillies' series opener versus the Padres.
Harper will return to the Philadelphia lineup after missing the last three-plus weeks with right wrist inflammation. The 32-year-old did not go out on a rehab assignment, but the Phillies were convinced of Harper's readiness by how he looked against live pitching over the weekend.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Steps in against live pitching
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Harper (wrist) traveled with the Phillies to Atlanta this weekend and took swings in live batting practice Saturday, Bill Trocchi of the Associated Press reports. "He was great," Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson said. "Looked like he got his bat speed and his timing looked fine."
Harper isn't scheduled to do any on-field work Sunday, but if his wrist checks out OK after Saturday's BP session, the two-time NL MVP could bypass a rehab assignment and return from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday's game against the Padres. While Harper has been on the shelf, rookie Otto Kemp has stepped in as the Phillies' primary first baseman.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Could be activated Monday
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Harper (wrist) could be activated from the 10-day injured list Monday when the Phillies begin a homestand, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
Harper took 75 swings off a high-velocity pitching machine Thursday and is slated to hit outside on the field Friday. He could face live pitching after that. While it sounds like Harper will not be activated over the weekend in Atlanta, he appears poised to skip a rehab assignment and return early next week if he continues to trend in the right direction.
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Phillies' Bryce Harper: Going through pre-game routine
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Harper (wrist) will go through his usual pre-game routine prior to Tuesday's game against the Astros, though he isn't expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list before the end of the series, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
The routine includes about 50 swings, fielding grounders and going through a throwing program, and if all goes well, he could take batting practice Wednesday. Harper continues to progress in his recovery from right wrist inflammation, and he appears to be lining up to rejoin the Phillies this weekend or next week, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic, though there's officially no timeline for his return.
